1961 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race May 2014 May 2014 1961 Grand National Grand National Aintree Racecourse 25 March 1961 Ireland Nicolaus Silver 28/1 Ireland Bobby Beasley England Fred Rimell Charles Vaughan Good to firm 1960 1962 right 275px BBC coverage in full Highlights of the 1961 Grand National (British Pathé) The 1961 Grand National was the 115th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1961. The winner was 28/1 shot Nicolaus Silver who became the first grey winner for 90 years. He was ridden by jockey Bobby Beasley and trained by Fred Rimell. In second place was last year's winner Merryman II. O'Malley Point finished third, whilst Scottish Flight was fourth. The favourite, Jonjo, finished 7th. Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Nicolaus SilverBobby Beasley910-128/15 Lengths02Merryman IIDerek Ancil1011-128/103O'Malley PointPaddy Farrell1011-4100/604Scottish Flight IIBill Rees910-6100/605KilmoreFred Winter1111-033/106WyndburghTim Brookshaw1111-533/107JonjoPat Taaffe1110-77/108BadanlochStan Mellor1010-1120/109Team SpiritWillie Robinson910-1320/110SiracusaJumbo Wilkinson810-1100/711Mr. WhatDavid Dick1111-920/112ErnestJohnny East910-133/113SabariaMick Roberts1010-2100/114Irish CoffeeJimmy Magee1110-650/1 Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate06TaxidermistJohn Lawrence911-440/1Fell17Hunter's BreezeFrancis Carroll1010-13100/7Fell01FloaterEddie Harty810-1150/1Fell19Fresh WindsRoy Edwards1010-1066/1Unseated Rider06Brian OgueJoe Guest1010-10100/1Unseated Rider15Bantry BayWilliam Pigott-Brown1010-740/1Unseated Rider08Wily OrientalGerry Madden910-640/1Pulled Up10Oscar WildeTaffy Jenkins1110-445/1Fell09JimuruJohn Leigh1010-433/1Fell06CarrascoPeter Pickford910-340/1Fell06KingstelGeorge Slack910-050/1Fell15VivantDavid Nicholson810-650/1Unseated Rider01Tea FiendRon Harrison1210-040/1Unseated Rider01April QueenAnthony Biddlecombe1010-2100/1Fell16GrifelVladimir Prakhov812-0100/1Fell 6th, remounted, Pulled Up after 16th The Chronicle of the Horse 1961-04-07: Vol 24 Iss 32 https://archive.org/details/sim_chronicle-of-the-horse_1961-04-07_24_32/page/18/mode/1up archive.org 7 April 1961 en22OxoMichael Scudamore1011-820/1Pulled Up22ImposantMr R Couetil910-13100/1Pulled Up19Penny FeatherJohnny Lehane810-166/1Refused01Clover BudDavid Mould1110-1050/1Brought Down09ReljefBoris Pomonarenko712-0100/1Unseated Rider22Double CrestAngus Irvine910-750/1Refused The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, 0-7524-3547-7 1960/61 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969 http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm Past Winners of The Grand National 12 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104085359/http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm 4 November 2011 dead Media coverage David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand on the BBC with commentators, Peter O'Sullevan and Peter Montague-Evans guiding them over the 30 fences. Peter Bromley had now moved over to BBC radio after featuring in the first televised National the year before. References 1961 1961 Grand National Grand National Grand National